| Full name | Sportsklubben Brann | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicknames | Bergens stolthet (The pride of Bergen) Fotballrepublikken (The football republic) | ||
| Short name | Brann | ||
| Founded | 26 September 1908; 117 years ago (1908-09-26), as Ski- og Fotboldklubben Brann 1978; 47 years ago (1978) as IL Sandviken | ||
| Ground | Brann Stadion,Bergen | ||
| Capacity | 17,500[1] | ||
| Chairman | Aslak Sverdrup | ||
| League | Toppserien | ||
| 2025 | Toppserien, 1st of 10 (champions) | ||
| Website | www | ||
SK Brann (previously known asIL Sandviken) is a Norwegianwomen's football team based inBergen. The team plays in Norway's top league,Toppserien.[2]
The team used to be part ofIL Sandviken. Sandviken's women's team were a mainstay inToppserien since its formation, and won it for the first time in2021.[3] They also won theNorwegian Women's Cup in1995.[4] The team was renamed SK Brann Kvinner ahead of the 2022 season as part of a merger process with Bergen's most popular football club,SK Brann.[5][6] In January 2023 they were fully merged with Brann, becoming the club's women's team.[7] In their first season as Brann, the team were crowned champions of both the2022 Toppserien and the2022 Norwegian Women's Cup.[8] Having previously played most of their games at the 1500-capacity Stemmemyren stadium, during the2024 season the team moved permanently intoBrann Stadion, with a capacity of 16 750. The team has by far the highest average attendance in Norwegian women's football. During the 2025 season average home attendance in the league was 3,100, while closest rivalRosenborg on average only attracted 757 spectators.[9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Sporting director: Lars Johan Myklebust |
| Assistant coach: Øyvind Tjelde Haga |
| Goalkeeping coach: Vitalij Artjomenko |
| Analyst: Leif Joakim Birkeland Nilsen |
| Head of performance: Lucas Skoog |
| Team manager: Hedda Duffy |
| Physician: Arne Instebø |
| Physician: Christian Redisch |
| Physician: Asle Kjellsen |
| Physical therapist: Kari Fykse Lie |
As Sandviken:
| Season | League | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Toppserien | 1 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 13 | 45 | Winners | CL | Second qualifying round |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 20 | ||||||
| 2023 | Toppserien | 4 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 30 | 46 | Quarter-finals | CL | Quarter-finals |
| 2024 | Toppserien | 2 | 27 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 70 | 24 | 58 | Semi-finals | — | |
| 2025 | Toppserien | 1 | 27 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 90 | 11 | 74 | Semi-finals | CL EC | Third qualifying round Second qualifying round |
Source:[11]
All results (away, home and aggregate) list the club's goal tally first.
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | UEFA Women's Champions League | Qualifying round 1 SF | 1–0 | |||
| Qualifying round 1 F | 3–1 | |||||
| Qualifying round 2 | 1–1f | 1–3 | 1–4 | |||
| 2023–24 | Qualifying round 1 SF | 5–0 | ||||
| Qualifying round 1 F | 3–0 | |||||
| Qualifying round 2 | 2–0 | 4–0f | 6–0 | |||
| Group stage | 2–2 | 1–3f | 2nd | |||
| 1–0f | 1–0 | |||||
| 2–1 | 2–1f | |||||
| Quarter-finals | 1–2f | 1–3 | 2–5 | |||
| 2025–26 | Qualifying round 2 SF | 2–1 | ||||
| Qualifying round 2 F | 1–0 | |||||
| Qualifying round 3 | 1–0f | 0–3 | 1–3 | |||
| UEFA Women's Europa Cup | Qualifying round 2 | 1–1 | 1–4f | 2–5 | ||
f First leg.Colour key: Green = Brann win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.
| Rank | Team | Coefficient |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 18.000 | |
| 16 | 18.000 | |
| 17 | 17.000 | |
| 18 | 16.000 | |
| 19 | 16.000 |
| Dates[13] | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020–2022 | ||
| 2022–2023 | Interim manager, later given permanent contract | |
| 2023–2025 | ||
| 2025 |
Competitive matches only, appearances as a substitute in brackets. Players currently at the club in bold. Sandviken era not counted.
| Rank | Player | Years | League | Cup | Europe | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022–2025 | 80 (12) | 12 (5) | 19 (1) | 111 (18) | |
| 2022–present | 76 (13) | 13 (1) | 22 (3) | 111 (17) | ||
| 3 | 2022–2025 | 83 (7) | 12 (2) | 13 (0) | 108 (9) | |
| 4 | 2023–present | 76 (9) | 9 (2) | 18 (2) | 103 (13) | |
| 5 | 2022–2024 | 72 (26) | 10 (5) | 14 (2) | 96 (33) | |
| 6 | 2022–present | 70 (22) | 11 (3) | 14 (9) | 95 (34) | |
| 7 | 2022–2024 | 73 (0) | 5 (0) | 16 (0) | 94 (0) | |
| 8 | 2022–2024 | 61 (14) | 9 (0) | 16 (0) | 86 (14) | |
| 2022–present | 61 (4) | 7 (0) | 18 (4) | 86 (8) | ||
| 10 | 2022–present | 58 (6) | 6 (1) | 15 (5) | 79 (12) |
Competitive matches only. Matches played (including as a substitute) appear in brackets. Players currently at the club in bold. Sandviken era not counted.
| Rank | Player | Years | League | Cup | Europe | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023–present | 26 (61) | 4 (7) | 2 (18) | 32 (86) | |
| 2 | 2022–2025 | 24 (80) | 5 (12) | 2 (19) | 31 (111) | |
| 3 | 2022–2023 | 13 (42) | 11 (8) | 6 (9) | 30 (59) | |
| 4 | 2022–2024 | 20 (72) | 2 (10) | 4 (14) | 26 (96) | |
| 5 | 2024–present | 23 (32) | 1 (4) | 0 (2) | 24 (38) | |
| 6 | 2022–2024 | 19 (61) | 2 (9) | 1 (16) | 22 (86) | |
| 2022–present | 15 (70) | 6 (11) | 1 (14) | 22 (95) | ||
| 8 | 2024–present | 16 (35) | 3 (4) | 1 (6) | 20 (45) | |
| 9 | 2025–present | 13 (13) | 0 (1) | 1 (6) | 14 (20) | |
| 10 | 2023–2025 | 11 (58) | 1 (8) | 1 (11) | 13 (77) | |
| 2023–present | 8 (76) | 4 (9) | 1 (18) | 13 (103) |
Brann's officialsupporters' club,Bataljonen, selects the player of the year at the end of each season.